Grace Lozada

The Life of an Adult Child of an Alcoholic

Letter to my Rapist

May 26, 2021.Reading time 24 minutes.

It wasn’t until recently that I came to realize how my rape truly affected me. At the age of 16, I lost my virginity to being raped. I never before realized how for decades, this act plagued me, and my encounters and involvements with men. I minimized the violation, to being passed out for most […]

excerpt – evolving to grace

July 31, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

During our lives, we had received tender touches by my mom at times; all us girls would jump in her bed and have her scratch our backs. We’d have a balance of humor from our dad and actual interaction, like when he’d play with us in the ocean or like that one time we all […]